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Sweet Potato Cottage Pie

 

INGREDIENTS - serves 4

 

2L sweet potatoes, washed and cut into chunks - skin on

500g turkey breast mince (or lean beef mince if you can't get hold of any turkey)

1.5 red onions, diced

2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped thinly

2 carrots, diced

1 cup button mushrooms, sliced

2 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes (optional but recommended)

tbsp coconut oil

salt and pepper

tbsp dried tarragon (or one fresh sprig)

 

1. Place potatoes in a large pan, cover with water and put on a high heat until boiling. Reduce temperature to medium-high and cook the potatoes until soft. Drain.

2. While potatoes are cooking, heat half of the coconut oil in a pan and fry onion and garlic until onion is soft. Add carrots and mushrooms until browned. Then add your meat and season with salt, pepper and tarragon. Cook until the majority is brown.

3. Mash the potatoes adding the rest of the coconut oil to soften it further - add a splash of milk if more creaminess is desired. Incorporate the nutritional yeast - although it's optional, it adds a cheesy taste to the mash as well as extra nutrition!

4. Place the meat mixture in a loaf pan or casserole dish and top it with the mashed potato.

5. Using a fork, create little peaks within the mash. Place in an oven at 180 degrees C for 10 minutes - this will merge the flavours of the mash and the mince and finish cooking it. Then switch your oven to grill/broil and crisp the top of the potato.

6. Serve with fresh spinach or a salad.

 

Enjoy!

 

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